Clay court

Henry Clay spoke for most people in the West because he and most of the people thought that they should have better roads, canals, and waterway systems. Henry Clay was also a lawyer and that was another reason on why he was a spokesperson for all the people. John C. Calhoun advocated for the south's “interests” but not all of the southerners because not all southerners had different ideas. Daniel Webster opposed the national tariff at first but then came to support it to try to protect some…

Thesis: In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses Jim to explain that slavery was a wrong institution because whites treated blacks like they were a different species, which was wrong because blacks are humans too. TS1 Violence: In Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, violence is seen as one of the most vulgar aspects of slavery because humans beat and other humans and deprive them of their basic amenities. TS2 Family Separation: Miss Watson shows how separation of families was another…

people have shaped the history of America, but one person shaped the history of the nation more so than the others. Henry Clay was a powerful political force in the 1800’s and many of his political actions still have major effects to this day. He helped shape the nation into what it currently is and without him the course of the nation could have been forever changed. Henry Clay and his political achievements may not be as well-known as others today. However, his major plans and policies, like…

legislatures in the south wanted to nullify the tariff, not follow it. Southerners felt that if they continued to allow the federal government to act with such authority, they would abolish slavery. Nullification was eventually rescinded when Henry Clay created a new tariff, reducing the duties of the…

political party dominated national politics. His presidency, however, brought about an era of controversy concerning the formation of intrastate infrastructure in order to eventually increase interstate commerce. In the early 19th century, Henry Clay put forth his American System numerous times before the House of Representatives. The goals of this new economic approach were to grant the federal government more powers and say over each individual state 's internal affairs. It would allow…

The men that shaped our nation have been a part of our history for over hundreds of years. The most import men are Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Robert Hayne, and others. These men have taken multiple terms in office in different positions and made an impact in all of their offices held even in their hometown states. John C. Calhoun was a congressman who also ended up being a vice president, secretary of state, and U.S. secretary of war. Calhoun was born on March 18, 1782 in South Carolina and…

candidates running for the Presidency. Andrew Jackson had the most votes, but did not have the majority. Due to this the House had to decided the winner of the election. The election was influence by manipulation. John Q. Adams became President and Clay was the Secretary of State. Jackson was very outraged and called the election the corrupt bargin. 2. In what ways was Andrew Jackson a new type of president? What were his followers called? How did they behave? -Andrew Jackson was the 7th…

southern and western part of the United States considered themselves independent. The Election of 1824 was led by four candidates who ran under the Democratic Republican Party. John Quincy Adams from New England, William H. Crawford of Georgia, Henry Clay from Kentucky and General Andrew Jackson from Tennessee. Although they all ran under the same political party their opinions couldn't be more different to the other. The Election Of 1824 was a sign of the major growth of sectionalism in the…

In terms of explaining why it is hard to compromise nowadays, the author compares the political figures from different time periods. One of them is former senator Henry Clay, also known as “ ‘the great compromiser’ ” (146). Thanks to his “ Missouri Compromise”, the Civil War was postponed (146). However, in today’s politics, “ ‘compromise is the companion of losers’ ” (145). Through the different attitudes towards politics…

This topic divided the political parties into the Whigs led by Henry Clay and the Jacksonians Democrats led by Andrew Jackson, leading to the second two-party system. The Whig party supported the recharter of the national bank, however Andrew Jackson and the Jacksonian Democrats did not. “‘Jackson for ever!’ was, therefore…